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R Palanisamy1, B C Ramanna, K Ananda Rao
1Indian Immunologicals, Hyderabad.
Abstract:
Three groups of crossbred calves were vaccinated with FMD vaccine only, combined FMD + rabies vaccine and rabies vaccine alone. Efficacy of the vaccines was determined by serum antibody assay at different intervals postvaccination. The results of the study indicated that the immune response of animals to a single inoculation of FMD vaccine only as well as combined FMD + rabies vaccine was unsatisfactory due to maternally derived antibodies to FMD virus antigen. However two inoculations elicited a satisfactory antibody response to FMD virus antigens in both group of animals. Rabies antigen alone as well as combined FMD + rabies antigen induced satisfactory serum antibody titres to rabies antigen. There was no significantly different serological responses in animal administered FMD vaccine only, rabies vaccine only or combined FMD + rabies vaccine.
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